Bedpan



y 1941- J. H. BQTENSTEIN BEDPAN Filed July 11, 1940 I Jae 06fffioiensiez'rz BY myzw ATTORNEYS Patented May 27, 1941 UNITED STATESPATENT FICE 4 Claims.

This invention relates to bed pan urinals particularly adapted for men.

One object of this invention is to provide a means whereby a patientconfined to bed may alternately evacuate the bowels and urinate, therebypreventing withholding either while seated on the bed pan.

Another object of the invention is to provide a urinal attachment to bedpans of a particular design capable of longitudinal adjustment to suitthe individual patient and clamping means to insure the adjustment ofthe urinal.

A further object of the invention is to provide a detachably connectedurinal which may easily be sterilized and applied after its periodicaluse.

A still further object of the invention is to provide apparatus of theabove described character which will be formed of a few strong simpleand durable parts, which will be inexpensive to manufacture and whichwill not easily get out of order.

With the above and other objects in View, the invention consists ofcertain novel details of construction and combination of partshereinafter fully described and claimed, it being understood thatvarious modifications may be resorted to within the scope of theappended claims and without departing from the spirit or sacrificing anyof the advantages of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this invention.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention shown associated with abed pan.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a pair of gripping members.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the invention.

Referring now to the drawing in which like characters of referencedesignate similar parts in the various views, designates a bed panhaving a rectangular opening within the top wall thereof disposed toextend from the forward end wall rearwardly past the transverse medianline of the bed pan, and II a urinal detachably connected to the bed panl0 extended laterally across the rectangular opening.

A plate l2, rectangular in plan, is rolled on itself at one of the sidesthereof to form a tubular guide member I3 disposed to underlie the platel2. An elongated longitudinally channeled strip M of sheet metal or thelike is secured to the under side of the plate I2, intermediate of andparallel in relation to the sides of the plate I 2. The channel stripupon its application to the plate l2 provides a second guide member. Apair of U-shaped members 5 and J6 preferably formed of wire eachcomprise arm portions H and I8 and an integral connecting base portionl9 and 20. The arm portions are bent laterally intermediate of theirlength to form jaw portions 2| and 22 disposed at an angle to the armportions as best shown in Figure 2 of the drawing.

The free extremities of the arm portions l1 and I8 of the members l5 andI6 are extended, one extremity of each, into the channel of the strip l4and into the longitudinal bore of the guide member I3. The arm portionsI1 and I8 of the members I5 and I6 are slidably associated with andfrictionally held within the guide members l3 and M for adjustment ofthe jaw portions 2| and 22 to and away from one another.

The plate I2 is placed laterally on the bed pan Ill across therectangular opening to dispose the arm portions I1 and 18 to rest on thetop wall ,of the bed pan It] to dispose the jaw portions 2| and 22 todepend adjacent the side walls of the bed pan l0. Upon movement of thejaw portions 2| and 22 toward one another, the sides of the bed pan aregripped between the jaw portions 2| and 22 at successive pointsthroughout the length of the bed pan III for longitudinal adjustment ofthe plate l2 at any desired location above the rectangular opening inthe bed pan l0.

A conical urinal tube 23 is fixed to and extends through the plate l2 atan inclination toward the forward end of the bed pan ID as shown inFigure 1, and terminates below the plate l2 in an elbow 24 directeddownwardly and adjacent the bottom of the bed pan ID as more clearlyshown in Figure 2. For application the urinal H is placed on the topwall of the bed pan H) as shown in Figure 1 and is adjustedlongitudinally thereon, to suit the requirements of the individualpatient, and is clamped at the longitudinal adjustment by the engagementof the jaw portions 2| and 22 on the side walls of the bed pan l0.

What I claim is:

1. A urinal for bed pans comprising a rectangular plate having parallelspaced longitudinally disposed tubular guides, a pair of U-shapedmembers slidably mounted within the guides at respective ends of theplate, said members bent laterally providing clamping jaws on the outerends of the members, and a tubular means conducting urine through theplate.

2. A urinal attachment for bed pans comprising a plate, a pair of jawmembers being carried by opposite ends'of the plate and adapted :foradjustment to and away from one another, and a conical urine tubeextending through the plate at an angle having an inclination toward oneside of the plate and terminating below the plate at substantially rightangles to the plate.

3. A device of the character described comprising a plate havinglongitudinal guides, a pair of supporting U-shaped members frictionallyreceived within said guides disposed at opposite ends of the plate, saidmembers bent adjacent the base thereof forming gripping jaws adapted totravel to and away from one an-. other, and a flared urine conductingmeans extending through said plate.

4. A urinal for attachment for a bed pan comprising a rectangular plateof sheet material being rolled at one longitudinal edge forming atubular guide and having an opening, a longitudinally grooved stripunderlying and secured to the plate in parallel spaced relation to therolled edge forming a second guide, a pair of substantially U-shapedclamp members slidably associated with the ends of the plate andfrictionally received within the guide members at opposite ends of theplate, said clamp members being bent laterally. adjacent the baseportion thereof forming gripping jaws slidably adjusted to and away fromone another, and a conical urinal tube extending through the openingplate and terminating in an elbow depending and directed from the plate.

